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This special publication Perspectives in Carbonate Geology is a collection of papers most of which were presented at a symposium to honor the 80th birthday of Bob Ginsburg at the meeting of Geological Society of America in Salt Lake City in 2005. The majority of the papers in this publication are connected with the study of modern carbonate sediments. Bob Ginsburg pioneered the concept of comparative sedimentology - that is using the modern to compare to and relate to and understand the ancient. These studies are concerned with Bob's areas of passion: coral reefs and sea-level; submarine cementation and formation of beach rock; surface sediments on Great Bahama Bank and other platforms; origin of ooids; coastal sediments; formation of stromatolites; impact of storms on sediments; and the formation of dolomite. The remainder of the papers apply the study of modern environments and sedimentary processes to ancient sediments.  Recent other publications of the International Association of Sedimentologists  SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS40           Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary SystemsFrom Understanding to PredictionEdited by P. de Boer, G. Postma, K. van der Zwan, P. Burgess and P. Kukla2008, 336 pages, 172 illustrations39           Glacial Sedimentary Processes and ProductsEdited by M.J. Hambrey, P. Christoffersen, N.F. Glasser and B. Hubbard2007, 416 pages, 181 illustrations38           Sedimentary Processes, Environments and BasinsA Tribute to Peter FriendEdited by G. Nichols, E. Williams and C. Paola2007, 648 pages, 329 illustrations37           Continental Margin SedimentationFrom Sediment Transport to Sequence StratigraphyEdited by C.A. Nittrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski and P.L. Wiberg2007, 549 pages, 178 illustrations36           Braided RiversProcess, Deposits, Ecology and ManagementEdited by G.H. Sambrook Smith, J.L. Best, C.S. Bristow and G.E. Petts2006, 390 pages, 197 illustrations35           Fluvial Sedimentology VIIEdited by M.D. Blum, S.B. Marriott and S.F. Leclair2005, 589 pages, 319 illustrationsREPRINT SERIES4              Sandstone Diagenesis: Recent and AncientEdited by S.D. Burley and R.H. Worden2003, 648 pages, 223 illustrationsPlease see inside the book for the full list of IAS publicationsCover design by Code 5 DesignFor information, news, and content about Wiley-Blackwell books and journals in Earth Sciences please visit www.earthpages.com

This special publication Perspectives in Carbonate Geology is a collection of papers most of which were presented at a symposium to honor the 80th birthday of Bob Ginsburg at the meeting of Geological Society of America in Salt Lake City in 2005. The majority of the papers in this publication are connected with the study of modern carbonate sediments. Bob Ginsburg pioneered the concept of comparative sedimentology - that is using the modern to compare to and relate to and understand the ancient. These studies are concerned with Bob''s areas of passion: coral reefs and sea-level; submarine cementation and formation of beach rock; surface sediments on Great Bahama Bank and other platforms; origin of ooids; coastal sediments; formation of stromatolites; impact of storms on sediments; and the formation of dolomite. The remainder of the papers apply the study of modern environments and sedimentary processes to ancient sediments.

 

Recent other publications of the International Association of Sedimentologists

 

SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS

40           Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary Systems From Understanding to Prediction Edited by P. de Boer, G. Postma, K. van der Zwan, P. Burgess and P. Kukla 2008, 336 pages, 172 illustrations

39           Glacial Sedimentary Processes and Products                 Edited by M.J. Hambrey, P. Christoffersen, N.F. Glasser and B. Hubbard                 2007, 416 pages, 181 illustrations

38           Sedimentary Processes, Environments and Basins                 A Tribute to Peter Friend                 Edited by G. Nichols, E. Williams and C. Paola                 2007, 648 pages, 329 illustrations

37           Continental Margin Sedimentation From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy Edited by C.A. Nittrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski and P.L. Wiberg 2007, 549 pages, 178 illustrations

36           Braided Rivers                 Process, Deposits, Ecology and Management                 Edited by G.H. Sambrook Smith, J.L. Best, C.S. Bristow and G.E. Petts                 2006, 390 pages, 197 illustrations

35           Fluvial Sedimentology VII                 Edited by M.D. Blum, S.B. Marriott and S.F. Leclair                 2005, 589 pages, 319 illustrations

REPRINT SERIES

4              Sandstone Diagenesis: Recent and Ancient                 Edited by S.D. Burley and R.H. Worden                 2003, 648 pages, 223 illustrations

Please see inside the book for the full list of IAS publications

Cover design by Code 5 Design

For information, news, and content about Wiley-Blackwell books and journals in Earth Sciences please visit www.earthpages.com

 

Carbonate sediments are of increasing relevance for archives of past environmental conditions and for economical reasons in areas of geothermal energy and hydrocarbon reservoirs. Complex interaction of physical and chemical parameters with biological parameters determines the architecture and composition of carbonate sedimentary bodies. This book closes some of the still existing gaps in our understanding of the influence and interplay of physical, chemical, and biological parameters with carbonate sedimentation. An understanding of this interaction is not only required for reliable prediction of reservoir quality but also for a robust interpretation of environmental conditions in the past and the present. It is written by geologists for geologists in order to provide an easily accessible overview of the large amount of relevant information provided by the neighbouring sciences. The approach of the book is to document the modern depositional environments of three classical areas of carbonate deposition, each characteristic for a specific sedimentological setting (isolated platform, attached shelf, ramp) in order to assess both the range of physical, biological and chemical parameters and their sedimentary response. This book presents a comprehensive compilation based on data from published work and unpublished theses, and the integration of these data in order to extract previously undiscovered relationships between the discussed parameters and carbonate deposition.

Carbonate sediments are of increasing relevance for archives of past environmental conditions and for economical reasons in areas of geothermal energy and hydrocarbon reservoirs. Complex interaction of physical and chemical parameters with biological parameters determines the architecture and composition of carbonate sedimentary bodies. This book closes some of the still existing gaps in our understanding of the influence and interplay of physical, chemical, and biological parameters with carbonate sedimentation. An understanding of this interaction is not only required for reliable prediction of reservoir quality but also for a robust interpretation of environmental conditions in the past and the present. It is written by geologists for geologists in order to provide an easily accessible overview of the large amount of relevant information provided by the neighbouring sciences. The approach of the book is to document the modern depositional environments of three classical areas of carbonate deposition, each characteristic for a specific sedimentological setting (isolated platform, attached shelf, ramp) in order to assess both the range of physical, biological and chemical parameters and their sedimentary response. This book presents a comprehensive compilation based on data from published work and unpublished theses, and the integration of these data in order to extract previously undiscovered relationships between the discussed parameters and carbonate deposition.